Chapter 8

The county town is much more backward compared to the city, it's truly backward and dilapidated.

At this time, there are very few tall buildings, unless it's the collective high-rise buildings. Most of the buildings in the county town are brick and tile houses, which made Gu Qingyao, who is used to modern skyscrapers, feel a bit uncomfortable for a while.

At this moment, Mo Beihan first took Gu Qingyao to the state-owned restaurant.

They haven't eaten anything since morning, and Gu Qingyao must be hungry.

In this lifetime, Mo Beihan would never let Gu Qingyao suffer even a bit.

As soon as Mo Beihan entered, a female waitress warmly greeted them.

"For the people's service, comrades, what would you like to eat?"

"Unity is strength, do you have any meat available today?"

"Yes, today our restaurant received half a pig, a few portions have already been ordered, and there are some left."

Mo Beihan thought for a moment and said, "Then bring a portion of pork stewed with vermicelli, a portion of spare rib soup, and another portion of braised pork. Also, bring a portion of stir-fried bean sprouts, two portions of rice, ten steamed buns, and twenty scallion pancakes."

Listening to this conversation, Gu Qingyao was a bit puzzled, but there was nothing she could do. This was how things were in this era. She was thinking that she had to start using these quotes she remembered again. In this era, these things were necessary.

The next thing that happened, however, shocked Gu Qingyao.

"No... we don't need that much."

"If we can't finish it, we can take the leftovers home. It's not easy for you to come to the county town again after you go back. There are people at home! It's rare to have meat today." Mo Beihan cared, as the state-owned restaurant didn't always have meat, and even if they did, it wasn't always available.

Gu Qingyao was too thin. The Gu family was a big landlord family. If it weren't for Grandpa Gu and Dad Gu being doctors and always treating the people in their hometown, the Gu family would have been persecuted even more!

Even so, life in the Gu family was not easy, and it was difficult for Gu Qingyao to have meat all year round.

As a fifteen-year-old girl who was growing, he couldn't bear to see her suffer.

Mo Beihan wouldn't take no for an answer, so he went to pay and brought Gu Qingyao to sit in an empty seat.

The food came quickly, and when Gu Qingyao saw the bright red braised pork, she couldn't deny that she was drooling.

Thinking that she had fallen to the point of drooling over a plate of braised pork, Gu Qingyao cursed herself for being so weak.

But seeing Gu Qingyao like this, Mo Beihan felt heartbroken.

His precious girl had suffered so much since she was young, and in the previous life, he had caused her so much misery. How difficult must it have been for a young girl to endure such days?

He would never let her suffer again in this lifetime.

"Eat quickly while it's hot. I'll take you home later."

Gu Qingyao was really hungry and started eating with her chopsticks.

Meanwhile, back in the city, less than fifteen minutes after Mo Beihan took Gu Qingyao away, Gu Ruoqing returned with Dad Gu, Uncle Gu Yunsen, and Grandpa Gu Chonghua, accompanied by many security guards.

Gu Ruoqing and her mother, Zhang Xiaohui, were the fastest runners, and if you looked closely, you could see the undisguised triumph in their eyes.

You little vixen, let's see what you can do this time!

"It's just ahead, it's just ahead!" Gu Ruoqing exclaimed excitedly.